How do I avoid typing “git” at the begining of every Git command?

Question

I\'m wondering if there\'s a way to avoid having to type the word git at the beginning of every Git command.

It would be nice if there was a way to use the

Answer 1

In your example, you compare it to a MySql prompt. The way that works is that a MySql process starts, and you give your commands to that process. As such, why not write something similar in your language of choice? Here's a simple example in C++:

#include 
#include 

int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
    while(true){
        std::cout << "git> ";
        std::cout.flush();
        std::string command;
        std::getline(std::cin, command);
        if(command == "exit") break;
        std::system("git " + command);
    }

    return 0;
}

Please note that I just wrote that from memory and that I didn't check it with a compiler. There may be trivial syntax errors.